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Top 10 Downloads to Improve Office Efficiency

See what other PC World readers have been downloading to make their offices hum with activity, not frustration. These ten programs help with office tasks like e-mail, printing, scanning, and spreadsheets. Some extend the life of old software. They're not all one-trick ponies, either-- two full office suites made the list. Nine of them are free, and the paid program offers a generous free trial period.

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License: Free

Microsoft Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) contains security enhancements and stability improvements.

License: Trial

Microsoft Microsoft Office 2007 (Free 60-Day Trial)

This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes.

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License: Free

Foxit Software Company Foxit Reader

This free utility lets you view PDF files--and it takes up less space than Adobe Reader.

Full Review - Rated: August 01, 2011
License: Free

Einar Stale Huse Password Remover

Crack your forgotten Excel passwords.

License: Free

Vertex42 Debt Reduction Calculator

Help reduce your debt with this free Excel spreadsheet.

License: Free

Microsoft Microsoft Word 97/2000 Viewer

View and print documents even if you don't have Microsoft Word 97/2000.

License: Free

OsaSync Outlook Duplicate Items Remover (ODIR)

Remove duplicate entries from Outlook.

License: Free

Bullzip.com Bullzip PDF Printer

This free front end for Ghostscript creates PDFs from your documents--with watermarks and password protection.

License: Free

Nico Cuppen Software Photocopier

Turn your scanner and printer into a photocopier with this quick-and-easy utility.

License: Free

Sun Microsystems StarOffice

Share your Office-style documents between Solaris, Windows, and Linux formats.

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